fewness
Roget-categorie 103
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.5. Number
›› 1.5.3. Indeterminate number
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Fewness
zelfstandig naamwoord
fewness
etc.
adj. —
paucity,
small number —
small quantity
etc.
32 —
rarity —
infrequency
etc.
137 —
handful,
maniple —
minority —
exiguity.
[Diminution of number]
reduction —
weeding
etc.
v. —
elimination,
sarculation†,
decimation —
eradication.
werkwoord
be few
etc.
adj..
render few
etc.
adj. —
reduce,
diminish the number,
weed,
eliminate,
cull,
thin,
decimate.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
few —
scant,
scanty —
thin,
rare,
scattered,
thinly scattered,
spotty,
few and far between,
exiguous —
infrequent
etc.
137 —
rari nantes [Lat.] —
hardly any,
scarcely any —
to be counted on one's fingers —
reduced
etc.
v. —
unrepeated†.
bijwoord
rarely,
here and there.
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
Vetgedrukte nummers geven verwante Roget-categorieën aan. Een obelisk-symbool (†) volgt op archaïsche woorden die niet langer courant zijn.
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